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I’m exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.

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Beginning Europe Ourselves Sun
That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.
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Gossip History Hope Past True
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Crime Disturb Order Peace Police Responsibility
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The United States is a madhouse.
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Camp Concentration Discrimination German Oppression
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Central Fact Life
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Age Beginning Myself
I don’t even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.
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Better Narcissism Yourself
The truth about Pearl Harbour is obscured to this day. But it has been much studied.
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Day Study Truth Unknown

I’m exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.

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